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adufe.

a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈdu.fi/Brazil/ɐˈdu.fɨ/Portugal[ɐˈðu.fɨ]Portugal/ɐˈdu.fɨ/Portugal, Southern
  1. a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُّفّ (ad-duff, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /⁠dap⁠/, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Galician adufe.

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